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Clerics & Leaders Call for The Ouster of NEP PC

Religious leaders and elders from Garissa county yesterday demanded the transfer of the Northeastern PC James Ole Serian who they accuse of instigating inter-clan conflicts.
"The PC has consistently used his office to frustrate communities in Garissa. He has allowed influential personalities to grab land in the town knowing very well how sensitive the land issue is in this county.
It is for this reason that we are calling on the president through his internal security minister and provincial administration George Saitoti to act fast before we lose more lives, "said Daadab district peace chairman Osman Ibrahim on behalf of the Aulian clan elders.
Their statement comes just a few days after Prime Minister Raila Odinga ordered investigations into the PCs conduct following a spate of inter clan clashes in Garissa County.
The PM was reacting to a letter by Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim who accuses the PC of compromising the security of the Province by facilitating land grabbing.
The over 50 elders and religious leaders drawn from Garissa county demanded the immediate sacking of the administrator whom they accused of laxity.
Late last year there was full-scale confrontation in Garissa town between two clans that left six people dead in the presence of security apparatus.
The claims came a week after land clashes rocked Garissa town and left two people dead and several injured including a peace committee chairman Dakane Karur.
Efforts to reach the PC to respond to the allegations leveled against him proved futile as calls on his phone went unanswered.

 This is a report by The Nairobi Star's Stephen Astariko

Clan Land Clashes Leave Two Dead in Garisssa

This is heartbreaking, pathetic and sad. It's a set back for all those who are working tirelessly to rebuild our society and a huge win for the forces of darkness that try to separate us for profit and political gain.

Breaking News: Several Injured in Clashes around Animal Market

  Several casualties were admitted to the Garissa Provincial General Hospital following clashes that took place in bulla Medina. Police are combing the neighborhood looking for suspects and urging calm.

A number of residents from the area whom I've contacted in the past 20 minutes have given me conflicting reasons and storylines. I don't tread lightly into conjecture about this sort of tragedy, but speculation is, the clashes were land and clan related.

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Underselling the future for a few acres of land

   Who would have thought that in 2010, after years of watching Somalia disintegrate , Garissa's people would resurrect the tribalist cranks in their ranks, the descendants of Aideed and Abdullahi Yussuf. Historians will look back on this era as a time of temporary insanity brought about by lack of leadership and a failure of civil activists. The Ulamaa  have underperformed in marking their niche in society and using their bully pulpits for the propagation of God's message of peace, love and harmony. This might seem like another one of those depressing human habits of placing blame where it does not belong but upon a close review you'll find out all the aforementioned players have failed in their respective duties. At a time of boom for our city it will be a gross underselling of our future for a regression into a painful and a dark past.

  Lets join our hands together as one and give up on tribalism for the promise of a brighter future. This city is destined for greatness so lets not lose sight of the future for the pleasures of a few acres of barren and  an unproductive land.

 We the youth should be the architects of this century. Lets refused to used by illiterate men whose self esteem is derived from their tribe. We are the generation that has the solutions to all our problems. Stop delegating your powers to men who see no use in life other than playing the tribe card.
 LETS CHANGE OUR CITY, LETS CHANGE THE WORLD!